The turbines will be located at Mortons Lane Wind Farm in Victoria's western district. The Chinese firm described the agreement as a significant step demonstrating that its Permanent Magnet Direct Drive (PMDD) technology satisfies strict Australian grid codes.
"Mortons Lane is Goldwind's first project in Australia. We're looking forward to providing more Australian customers with Goldwind's grid-friendly PMDD wind turbines that feature high reliability and power generation efficiency," said John Titchen, Managing Director of Goldwind Australia.
Goldwind said its PMDD wind turbine has a full power converter that provides continuous, stable performance allowing the turbine to operate in a variety of network conditions including the low capacity networks of western Victoria.
Goldwind's low voltage ride through (LVRT) capability ensures connectivity to the grid despite grid disturbances, the company said.
Construction commenced at Mortons Lane Wind Farm in October 2011. The project will include 13 Goldwind GW82/1500 wind turbines (82 m rotor diameter and rated capacity of 1500 kW), with an annual generating capacity of up to 66.7GWh of renewably generated electricity. The turbines are scheduled for installation in February 2012.
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